this year, 2012, nissan, mastercard and visa join the ranks of major companies to be hacked, joining sony, citi, lockheed martin, northrop grumman, google, booz allen hamilton, visa, r.s.a., l-3, and the chamber of commerce as victims of hacking last year. we also know that last year, for at least six months, 48 companies in the chemical, defense and other industries were penetrated by a hacker looking to steal intellectual property. the cybersecurity company semantec, has attributed these attacks to computers in hebai, china. here's the point. we know we are being attacked by other countries. i hear it in intelligence. it is classified, so i can't go into it here, but suffice it to say that we know it is happening. things are only going to get worse. secretary panetta testified to this, and let me just read one section of his testimony. the collective result of these kinds of attacks could be a cyber pearl harbor, an attack that would cause physical destruction and loss of life. in fact, it would paralyze and shock the nation and create a new, profound sense of vulnerability. member